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Hi all — hoping this rings a bell with someone!
I’m trying to track down a primary school music programme from around 1991–1992 (UK). It was something we used in class where we’d sing along from booklets over a few weeks, then move on to a new theme.
I’m fairly sure the overall programme was BBC Music Time — the one where there were TV episodes to go along with the songs, often with children acting and singing in costume.
The specific one I remember was set in ancient China, and I think it was called something like “The Emperor and the Nightingale” (or possibly “The Emperor’s Garden”?).
What I remember:
“In a forest by the sea,
In a tree a nightingale…”
…and I’m almost certain it ended with something like:
“In the Emperor’s Garden…”
I’ve found references to Music Time and even mentions of “The Emperor and the Nightingale” (around 1990), but I can’t find any actual clips or recordings.
Does anyone else remember this?
Or even better — does anyone have a recording, lyrics, or know where a clip might exist?
This has been stuck in my head for years — would love to finally hear it again!
Thanks
I left a similar post two years ago:
https://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/f...sic-class-1992
I’m trying to track down a primary school music programme from around 1991–1992 (UK). It was something we used in class where we’d sing along from booklets over a few weeks, then move on to a new theme.
I’m fairly sure the overall programme was BBC Music Time — the one where there were TV episodes to go along with the songs, often with children acting and singing in costume.
The specific one I remember was set in ancient China, and I think it was called something like “The Emperor and the Nightingale” (or possibly “The Emperor’s Garden”?).
What I remember:
- We had a song booklet we followed in class
- The songs had a kind of “traditional Chinese” musical style
- There was a TV programme to accompany it
- It featured children dressed in ancient Chinese costume, acting out the story and singing the songs
“In a forest by the sea,
In a tree a nightingale…”
…and I’m almost certain it ended with something like:
“In the Emperor’s Garden…”
I’ve found references to Music Time and even mentions of “The Emperor and the Nightingale” (around 1990), but I can’t find any actual clips or recordings.
Does anyone else remember this?
Or even better — does anyone have a recording, lyrics, or know where a clip might exist?
This has been stuck in my head for years — would love to finally hear it again!
Thanks
I left a similar post two years ago:
https://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/f...sic-class-1992